Physical capacity and work ability among middle-aged women in physically demanding work - A 10-year follow-up study

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 110-121

  Savinainen, Minna ^a   Nygård, Clas Håkan ^a   Arola, Heikki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b Tampere Health Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Ageing; Anthropometrics; Flexibility of Spine; Functional ability; Muscle strength; Physical work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 4644273605     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190310017309     Document Type: Article

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